Productivity and Efficiency

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.

Productivity and Efficiency Resources

Institutional Framework for Improved on - Farm Water Management in Pakistan

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Sufficient data has been collected and analyzed to define some of the major irrigation water management problems in Pakistan, as well as the technologies that could be employed to correct many of these problems. Thus, there is a strong basis for undertaking a program of improved on-farm water...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Project Implementation Order for Aquaculture Production Project

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
This project agreement briefly explains the sector goal and project purpose for the Aquaculture Production Project and this course of action necessary for achieving the goal and purpose.Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Making Aquatic Weeds Useful: Some Perspectives for Developing Countries

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
The menace of water weeds is reaching alarming proportions, particularly in tropical nations. The weeds block canals and pumps, interfere with hydroelectricity production, waste water, hinder boat traffic, increase waterborne disease, interfere with fishing, and prevent adequate drainage of rivers...Read more

Executive Summary

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
The research objective was to breed the milkfish, Chanos chanos, in captivity and to raise the fry from the egg. In the first year, eight very mature fish were captured and deemed ready for final spawning inducement. One fish (with eggs 0.818 mm in diameter) hydrated and was partially ovulated by...Read more

Progress and Prospects of Fish Farming

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
There commonly are three levels of fish farming: 1) fish produced exclusively from natural aquatic foods, 2) fish produced by supplementing natural foods with artificial feed, and 3) intensive fish farming under artificial conditions. Besides these, this report discusses also the benefits of fish...Read more

Proceedings of the Seminar - Workshop on Artisan Fisheries Development and Aquaculture in Central America and Panama

Published: 
January 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International Development
Contains 16 papers, workshop reports, and other proceedings of a conference on artisan fisheries and aquaculture activities in the Central American region. The papers are organized in two parts: descriptions of these activities in individual countries of the region, Costa Rica, El Salvador,...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Some Prospects for Aquatic Weed Management in the Sudan and Nile Basin

Published: 
November 29, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
THE GROWTH OF WATER HYACINTH AND OTHER AQUATIC WEEDS IN RIVERS AND CANALS OF THE SUDAN IS A VERY SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. THE WATER HYACINTH, A SOUTH AMERICAN PLANT, WAS FIRST REPORTED IN THE UPPER NILE REGION IN 1958, AND BY THE MID-1960S HAD INFESTED MUCH OF THE WATERWAYS. CONTROL EFFORTS...Read more
Regional focus: 
SudanSub-Saharan Africa

Research Program Related to the Development and Management of Small-Scale Fisheries in Developing Countries

Published: 
November 28, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
A COMPREHENSIVE, FORMAL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE ON SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOES NOT CURRENTLY EXIST. RESEARCH RESULTS THAT DO EXIST RELATE TO INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF THE FISHERY SYSTEM, AND USUALLY CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY COMBINED WITH RESEARCH OR ANOTHER COMPONENT. THIS IS WHY THE...Read more

Project Paper for Fisheries Cooperative Expansion

Published: 
November 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This project is an incremental step in addressing the overall agriculture sector goal of helping Zaire become self-sufficient in basic foodstuffs. This project is designed to increase the availability and improve the quality of fish caught and sold in eastern Zaire, while simultaneously providing...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Democratic Republic of theSub-Saharan Africa

Small Scale Fisheries (Rhode Island)

Published: 
July 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document outlines the program that USAID and the University of Rhode Island developed in the 1970 to develop small scale fisheries, aquaculture and conservation projects in developing countries. It underscores the importance of aquaculture to deliver the necessary nutrients and protein nine...Read more

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